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The following is a list of individual trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as trees from myths and religions.

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Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Lost Tree	Acacia	Sahara desert 20.645°N 11.249°E / 20.645; 11.249 (Lost Tree)	–	Isolated acacia tree, a landmark on the route across the Sahara.
Wonderboom tree in Pretoria	Wonderboom (Ficus salicifolia)	Pretoria, South Africa 25.6870°S 28.1918°E / -25.6870; 28.1918 (Wonderboom tree)	–	A sprawling fig tree in Pretoria, South Africa.
El Drago Milenario	Dragon tree (Dracaena draco)	Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife 28.3666°N 16.72222°W / 28.3666; -16.72222 (El Drago Milenario)	–	Local tourist attraction for more than a hundred years.
Sunland Baobab	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Limpopo Province, South Africa 23°37′16″S 30°11′53″E	1060	A giant and ancient baobab tree, with a pub in the hollow.
Sagole Baobab	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Near Tshipise, in Vendaland, Limpopo Province, South Africa 22°30′00″S 30°38′00″E		Largest baobab in South Africa.
Glencoe Baobab	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Hoedspruit, South Africa 24°22′25″S 30°51′24″E	1835	Stoutest and second largest baobab in South Africa
Ombalantu baobab tree	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Outapi, Namibia 17°30′43″S 14°59′16″E	800	Has served as a chapel, post office, house, and place of hiding.
Post Office Tree	White milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme)	Mosselbay, South Africa 34.180363°S 22.141382°E / -34.180363; 22.141382 (Post Office Tree)	c. 600	Acted as a "post office" in earlier times and now has a boot shaped postbox.
Treaty Tree	White milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme)	Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa 33.92626°S 18.45130°E / -33.92626; 18.45130 (Treaty Tree)	c. 500	Site of a peace treaty in 1806.
Big Tree in Chirinda Forest	Nyasa redwood (Khaya anthotheca )	Chirinda Forest, Zimbabwe 20°26′29″S 32°42′15″E	1000+	A National Monument of Zimbabwe. The tree is currently in the process of dying.

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Tree of Ténéré	Acacia	Sahara desert 17°45′00″N 10°04′00″E		A very isolated tree in the Sahara desert, notable before 1934, in Niger, destroyed in 1973.
Panke Baobab	African baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Zimbabwe	2,419	Oldest documented non-clonal angiosperm. Tree fell in 2011.^[1]
Chapman's Baobab	African baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Botswana		Found and named after James Chapman and marked by explorer David Livingstone. Tree fell in 2016.^[2]
The Cotton Tree	Kapok (Ceiba pentandra)	Freetown, Sierra Leone 8.4872°N 13.2356°W / 8.4872; -13.2356 (The Cotton Tree)	~400	Historic symbol of Freetown. The tree fell during a rainstorm on May 24, 2023.

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Cypress of Abarkuh	Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)	Abarkuh, Yazd Province, Iran	4,500	The second oldest living tree in the world.
Thimmamma Marrimanu	Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)	Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India	800	A clonal colony of Indian banyan with a crown area of over 11 acres. This is the largest tree in the world by crown area.
Osmania Lifesaver	Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)	Hyderabad, Telangana, India 17.361719°N 78.475166°E	300	A large tamarind tree near the river Musi in Hyderabad. In 1908 150 people hung on to this tree for two full days amidst a severe flood. The tree stood strong and continues to do so after 110 years. The tree is currently over 300 years old.^[3]
Wonder Balete	Balete tree	OISCA Farm in Canlaon, Philippines	1,300	The over 1,300-year-old balete tree (related to banyan trees) is probably the oldest known tree in the country as estimated by botanists from Silliman University.^[4]
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi	Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)	Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka 8°20′41″N 80°23′48″E	2300	A sacred fig propagated from the Bodhi Tree under which Buddha became enlightened. It was planted in 288 BC.^[5]
Jōmon Sugi	Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)	Yakushima island, Japan 30°21′40.76″N 130°31′55.81″E	–	Ancient specimen; one of the oldest trees on Yakushima.
Great sugi of Kayano	Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)	Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan 36°13′39″N 136°21′36″E	2,300
Big Banyan Tree	Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)	Ramohalli, Bangalore, India 12°54′34″N 77°23′44″E	400
Tree of Life	Mesquite (Prosopis cineraria)	Bahrain 25.994073°N 50.583235°E / 25.994073; 50.583235 (Tree of Life)	400
Rahmat tree	Plane tree (Platanus)	Kermanshah, Kermanshahan Province, Iran	700	Located in the historical area of Taq Bostan.
The Ying Ke Pine, Yingkesong	Huangshan pine (Pinus hwangshanensis)	Huangshan, China	Thought to be 1,500	Ying Ke, meaning "Welcoming-Guests" pine on Huangshan.^[6]
Methuselah	Judean date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)	Israel^[7]	19^[7]	The formerly extinct tree was sprouted from a 2,000-year-old seed.
Sahabi Tree	Atlantic Pistachio (Pistacia atlantica)	Safawi, Jordan	1500	Pistachio tree under which the Islamic prophet Muhammad supposedly sat.
Takeshi Kaneshiro Tree (金城武樹)	Bishop wood (Bischofia javanica)	Chihshang, Taitung, Taiwan	About 40	Made famous by advertisements for EVA Air with Takeshi Kaneshiro made in June 2013 under this tree.
King Cypress	Cypress (Cupressus gigantea)	Bayi District, Tibet	2600	Estimated to be ~2,600 years old.

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
The Bodhi Tree	Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)	Bodh Gaya, India 24°41′45.29″N 84°59′29.29″E	–	The tree under which Buddha obtained enlightenment. The current tree at the site is a replacement.
Zuihuai	Pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)	Jingshan park 39°55′23.22″N 116°23′33.64″E		The tree on which the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself shortly after escaping the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The original tree died and was replaced by a replica.
Changi Tree	Hopea sangal or Sindora wallichii	Singapore		A historical visual landmark located in Singapore. Thought to be a specimen of Sindora wallichii, with an estimated height of 75 metres (246 feet), it was filled with explosive charges during the Second World War to prevent its use as a ranging aide by the approaching Japanese artillery.
Dry tree	Platanus	Northern Persia, possibly Tabriz or somewhere in Khorasan		According to a legend, the solitary Dry tree marked the spot of a great battle between Alexander the Great and Darius. Later recorded by Marco Polo.
Cypress of Kashmar	Cypress	Kashmar, Khorasan Province, Persia 35°14′18″N 58°27′56″E		According to a legend, it has sprung from a branch brought by Zoroaster from Paradise.
The Lone Pine	Turkish pine (Pinus brutia)	Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey 40°13′49.48″N 26°17′14.74″E		A solitary tree which marked the site of the Battle of Lone Pine in 1915.
The Kalayaan Tree	Copperpod (Peltophorum pterocarpum)	Malolos Cathedral, Bulacan, Philippines		The Kalayaan Tree (Tree of Freedom), located near the front of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception in the historic city of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. The siar tree was planted by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo during a lull in the Malolos Convention. Under the tree is a monument symbolizing the meeting of Filipino revolutionaries represented by statues of Gregorio del Pilar and Gen. Isidoro Torres; Don Pablo Tecson, a legislator; Padre Mariano Sevilla, a nationalist leader of the church and Doña Basilia Tantoco, a woman freedom fighter.^[8]^[9]
		Korean DMZ		A tree within the Korean DMZ was the focus of the Axe Murder Incident, in which two United States Army officers were killed by North Korean soldiers. The killings led to Operation Paul Bunyan, named for the legendary lumberjack. The tree was eventually cut down under the watch of over 800 soldiers.

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Defynnog Yew	Yew (Taxus baccata)	Defynnog, Wales	c. 2,500	A landmark tree in St Cynog's churchyard.
Bicycle Tree	Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)	Brig o' Turk, Scotland	c. 110–150	A landmark tree with a bicycle embedded within it.
Brimmon Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Newtown, Powys, Wales	c. 500	A campaign to save it forced the diversion of the A483 Newtown Bypass.
Lime in Leliceni	Lime Tilia cordata	Leliceni, Romania	c. 500	It was named the European Tree of the Year in 2011.^[10]^[11]
Old Lime Tree of Felsőmocsolád	Lime Tilia sp.	Felsőmocsolád, Hungary	400	It was named the European Tree of the Year in 2012.^[12]
Old Tjikko	Norway spruce Picea abies	Dalarna, Sweden 61°35′N 12°40′E	9,566^[13]	The oldest known individual clonal tree in the world.
Oliveira do Mouchão [pt]	Olive tree (Olea europaea)	Mouriscas, Portugal 39.473217°N 8.080930°W / 39.473217; -8.080930 (Oliveira do Mouchão)	3,350^[14]^[15]	The oldest known olive tree in the world (with an estimate age precision of 2%).
Stara Maslina	Olive tree (Olea europaea)	Bar, Montenegro 42°04′48″N 19°07′46″E	2,240
Craigends Yew	Yew (Taxus baccata)	Grounds of the old Craigends estate, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland 55.862413°N 4.5262771°W / 55.862413; -4.5262771 (Craigends Yew)	>700	Largest layering yew tree in Scotland, with a 100-metre circumference of the crown.
Fortingall Yew	European yew (Taxus baccata)	Churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland 56.598158°N 4.051007°W / 56.598158; -4.051007 (Fortingall Yew)	2,000–5,000	Various estimates have put its age at between 2,000 and 5,000 years.
Florence Court Yew	Irish yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata')	Florence Court estate near Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland 54.261004°N 7.727313°W / 54.261004; -7.727313 (Florencecourt Yew)	257	The survivor of the original pair of Irish yew saplings discovered on Cuilcagh mountain in 1767, this specimen was transplanted to the gardens at Florence Court in the same year. Almost all Irish yews worldwide are believed to derive from this tree following its commercial propagation after 1820.
Bermiego Yew	European yew (Taxus baccata)	Bermiego, Asturias, Spain 43.200930°N 5.984258°W / 43.200930; -5.984258 (Bermiego Yew)	c. 2000	Considered one of the oldest yews in Europe.
Caesarsboom (Caesar's Tree)	European yew (Taxus baccata)	Lo, Belgium 50.98028°N 2.74554°E / 50.98028; 2.74554 (Caesarsboom)		Noted for the legend that Julius Caesar tethered his horse to it during his conquest of the region.
The Old Elm	Field elm (Ulmus minor)	Center of Sliven, Bulgaria	1100	It won the 2014 European Tree of the Year Award. The tree has sat in the center of Sliven for 1100 years, serving as a gathering point and a historical marker. It is also part of the city coat of arms.^[16]
Granit Oak	English oak (Quercus robur)	Granit village near Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 42.254067°N 25.136080°E / 42.254067; 25.136080 (Granit oak)	1,679	One of the oldest trees in Europe, estimated to be about 1,650 years old. Its crown spread covers an area of 1,017 square metres, its girth is 7.45 m, and its height is 23.4 m.
Allerton Oak	Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)	Calderstones Park, Liverpool, UK 53.3826°N 2.8928°W / 53.3826; -2.8928 (Allerton oak)	1000	English Tree of the Year in 2019.
Bartek	Oak	Zagnańsk, Świętokrzyskie, Poland 50°59′N 20°40′E	650–670	A famous tree in Poland, visited by kings, said to be about 1,200 years old (actually 650–670 years according to recent studies^{[citation needed]}). It is 30 m tall, 13.5 m in girth near the ground, with a crown spread of 40 m.
Sobieski Oak	Pedunculate oak	Racibórz, Rudy Landscape Park, Poland 50°7′45.85″N 18°16′26.70″E	Over 400	It is the thickest and oldest tree in Racibórz, the Łężczok nature reserve, and one of the three oldest and most magnificent trees in the Rudy Landscape Park.
Gernikako Arbola	Oak	Guernica, Basque Country, Spain 43°18′53″N 2°40′47″W	Fifth in the dynasty: 23	An oak representing the Basque people.
Queen Elizabeth Oak	English oak (Quercus robur)	Royal Palace of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England 50.99613°N 0.70066°W / 50.99613; -0.70066 (Queen Elizabeth Oak)	800–1000	Said to be the location where Elizabeth I of England was told she was queen in 1558.
Darley Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Darleyford, Cornwall, England 50.53396°N 4.43382°W / 50.53396; -4.43382 (Darley Oak)	1000+	Folk tradition attributes healing properties to the tree.
Kongeegen (the King Oak)	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Jægerspris Nordskov, Sjælland, Denmark 55°54′37″N 11°59′21″E	1,200	The oldest tree in Denmark.
Chêne chapelle	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Allouville-Bellefosse, Normandy, France 49°35′47″N 0°40′35″E	1,200	An 800- to 1,200-year-old pedunculate oak, under which William the Conqueror is to have stopped, according to a local legend. There are two chapels inside.
Major Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England 53°12′17″N 1°4′20.80″W	800	The most famous and most visited tree of Great Britain. About 800 years old,^[17] with a girth at breast height of 10.5 m.
Dinoša mulberry tree	Mulberry tree (Morus (plant))	Dinoša, Montenegro		Mulberry tree in Dinoša that spouts water following heavy rainfall.
Gilwell Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Gilwell Park, Epping Forest, Essex, United Kingdom 51°39′1″N 0°0′8″E	circa 500	Oak tree associated with the early history of the Scout Association
Ivenack Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany	800	A huge and ancient pedunculate oak thought to be about 800 years old, 35 m tall, 11 m in girth at breast height and 16.5 m near the ground. The largest oak in Germany and (in wood volume) probably in Europe.^[18]
Baikushev's pine	Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii)	Pirin mountains near Bansko, Bulgaria	1,300	An ancient tree estimated to be 1,300 years old. It is one of the oldest trees of Bulgaria and stands 24 m tall with a girth of 6.9 m at breast height.
Stelmužė Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Stelmužė, Zarasai district, Lithuania 55.8299811°N 26.2175894°E / 55.8299811; 26.2175894 (Stelmužė Oak)	1,500	Measures a girth at breast height of 9.58 m and 13 m near the ground. The oldest tree in Lithuania and the Baltic States.
Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses	Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)	Sant'Alfio, the eastern slope of Mount Etna, Sicily 37°45′00.7″N 15°7′49.4″E	2000–4000	Probably the world's oldest and largest chestnut.
Bialbero de Casorzo (Grana Double Tree)	Outer: Mulberry Inner: Cherry tree	Grana, Piedmont, Italy		A tree which grows in a hollow tree near Grana, Piemont, Italy. ^[19]
The Olive tree of Vouves	Olive tree (Olea europaea)	Ano Vouves, Kolymvari, Crete, Greece 35°29′12″N 23°47′13″E	2,000	It is confirmed to be at least 2000 years old based on tree ring analysis, but it is claimed to be between 3000 and 4000 years old.
The Hungry Tree	London plane, Platanus × acerifolia.	In the grounds of the King's Inns in Dublin, Ireland.	80 approx	The Hungry Tree is an otherwise unremarkable specimen of the London plane, which has become known for having partially consumed a nearby park bench.
Flower Square oak	English oak (Quercus robur)	Belgrade, Serbia	~200	Around two centuries old, the last remaining of the forest that covered the area.
Oak at the Gate of the Dead	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Near Wrexham, Wales	Circa 1,000	Sited on the burial ground of the 1165 Battle of Crogen
Midland Oak	Oak	Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England 52.300062°N 1.529750°W / 52.300062; -1.529750 (Midland Oak)	36^[20]	Reputed to mark the centre of England. Grown from an acorn from the original tree.
Najevnik Linden Tree	Small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata)	Najevnik Farm in Ludranski Vrh, Črna na Koroškem, northern Slovenia	~700	The tree with the largest girth in Slovenia (10.70 meters; its height is 24 m). Estimated to be 700 years old. The traditional meeting place of Slovene politicians and a cultural venue.
Tamme-Lauri oak	Oak	Urvaste Parish, Võru County, Estonia 57°55′ 2″ N, 26° 34′ 36″ E	690	Thickest and oldest tree in Estonia.
Orissaare Stadium oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Orissaare, Saare County, Estonia 58°33′32.2″N 23°4′49″E		Grows in the middle of Orissaare stadium. European Tree of the Year 2015
Waldtraut of the mill forest [de]	Douglas fir	Arboretum Freiburg-Günterstal near Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	114^[21]	Tallest tree in Germany with a height of 66.58 meters in 2017^[21]^[22]^[23]
Sobreiro Monumental	Cork oak (Quercus suber)	Águas de Moura, Portugal 39.473216°N 8.080946°W / 39.473216; -8.080946 (Sobreiro Monumental)	241^[24]	Verified by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest cork oak in the world.^[24]
Eucalipto do Vale de Canas	Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)	Coimbra, Portugal	145^[25]	Tallest tree in Europe at 72.9 metres (239 ft).^[25]
The Suffrage Oak	Hungarian Oak (Quercus frainetto)	Glasgow, Scotland	106^[26]	Oak tree planted by Scottish suffragist groups to mark the beginning of the right to vote for some women.^[26]

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Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Merlin's Oak		Carmarthen, Wales
Anne Frank Tree	Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)	City center of Amsterdam, Netherlands 52°22′30.7″N 4°53′4.7″E		Featured in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. The tree was destroyed in a gale in the late summer of 2010.
Glastonbury Thorn	Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)			Reputed to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea.
Donar's Oak	Oak			A tree sacred to the Germanic tribe of the Chatti, ancestors of the Hessians.
Sacred tree at Uppsala		Temple at Uppsala, Sweden		It was a sacred tree venerated by Norse pagans, still extant in the second half of the 11th century.
Royal Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Boscobel, England		King Charles II hid in the tree to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree has been replaced by a descendant.
Shakespeare's mulberry tree	Mulberry	New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, England		Cut down in the mid-18th century and fashioned into mementos.
Tree of Hippocrates	Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis)	Kos, Greece		The tree under which Hippocrates is supposed to have taught.
Danger Tree		Beaumont-Hamel, France		Marks the area of highest casualties suffered by the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during their attack at Beaumont Hamel during the Battle of the Somme. The current 'tree' is a concrete replica, however growth around the replica may be from the same root system as the original tree.
Takovo bush	Oak	Takovo, Serbia		Tree under which Miloš Obrenović started the Second Serbian Uprising.^[27]
Pine of Tsar Dušan	Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii)	Uroševac, Serbia	663	Planted in 1336 by Tsar Dušan, destroyed by Albanian extremists in 1999.^{[citation needed]}
Pi de les Tres Branques	Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)	Catalonia, Spain		Regarded as symbolising the unity of the Catalan countries.
Poplar of Horror	Poplar	Donja Gradina, Bosnia and Herzegovina		Used for mass executions of inmates of the Jasenovac concentration camp.^[28]
Buttington Oak	Oak	Buttington, Powys, Wales		Said to have been planted to commemorate the Battle of Buttington in 893. Fell in February 2018.
Robin Hood's Larder	Oak	Sherwood Forest		Reputed to have been used by Robin Hood to store food. It was badly burnt by fire in the late 19th century and again in 1913. It finally fell in a gale in 1961 and no trace of it remains.
Sycamore Gap Tree	Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)	Northumberland, England	Circa 150	Standing next to Hadrian's Wall in a dramatic dip in the landscape, it was a popular photographic subject and featured in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It was illegally felled on 28 September 2023 in what Northumbria Police described as "an act of vandalism".
Caton Oak	Oak	Caton, England		Reputed to have been a sacred tree for druids, the tree declined during the 20th century, so an acorn from it was planted in 2007 to grow a replacement. The original tree fell on 20 June 2016.
The Happy Man Tree	London Plane (Platanus x hispanica)	Hackney, London, England 51.5720179°N 0.0904784°W / 51.5720179; -0.0904784 (The Happy Man Tree)	150^[29]	England's Tree of the Year 2020 and subject of a dispute with property developer Berkeley Group Holdings. Cut down in January 2021.^[30]
Sequoia of Vitoria-Gasteiz	Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain 42.846584°N 2.678167°W / 42.846584; -2.678167 (Great Sequoia)	154^[31]	Symbol of the city. Died in 2014.^[31]

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
Hollow Log (Balch Park)	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Balch Park, Tulare County, California US 36.220404°N 118.679318°W / 36.220404; -118.679318 (Hollow Log)		A naturally hollowed out log of a now fallen giant sequoia that was once an attraction at a private resort before the land was donated as a park in 1930.
Beaman Oak	White oak	Lancaster, Massachusetts, US		The largest white oak in Massachusetts, with a 31-foot circumference and featured on the seal of the Town of West Boylston.
The Royal Oak^{[citation needed]}	Oak	Royal Oak, Michigan, US		In 1819, Michigan Governor Lewis Cass and several companions set out on an exploration of Michigan territory to disprove land surveyors' claims that the territory was swampy and uninhabitable. The beginning of their journey seemed to support those claims until they reached a desirable area of higher ground near the intersections of Main, Rochester and Crooks Roads. Here they encountered a stately oak tree with a trunk considerably wider than most other oaks. Its large branches reminded Cass of the legend of the Royal Oak tree, under which King Charles II of England took sanctuary from enemy forces in 1660. Cass and his companions christened the tree the Royal Oak.
Balmville Tree	Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)	Balmville, New York, US		Oldest tree of its species in the Eastern United States, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as New York State's smallest state forest.
Black Hawk Tree	Cottonwood (Populus sect. Aigeiros)	Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, US		Debunked local lore held that Sauk Chief Black Hawk once hid amongst its branches to escape his pursuers. The tree was destroyed by a storm during the 1920s.
Burmis tree	Limber pine (Pinus flexilis)	Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada		Declared dead in 1979 but still standing on the north side of the Crowsnest Highway.
	Buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis)	Wall Street, New York, New York, US		The tree which once stood at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. It was under this tree that stock traders once gathered and formed the Buttonwood Agreement which later evolved into the New York Stock Exchange.
Charter Oak	White oak	Connecticut, US 41.75930°N 72.67355°W / 41.75930; -72.67355		An unusually large tree that was used to hide the Connecticut colonial constitution from English governor-general Sir Edmund Andros. The oak became a symbol of American independence and is commemorated on the Connecticut State Quarter. It fell during a storm in 1856.
Door Tree	Quercus alba	Hamden, Connecticut 41.412°N 77.895°E / 41.412; 77.895 (Door Tree)	200	Door Tree 1898 A white oak tree in which grew to resemble a doorway opening. Tree was vandalized in 2019.^[58]
Eisenhower Tree	Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)	Augusta, Georgia, US	100–125	Loblolly pine tree on the Augusta National Golf Club course, said to be "among the most famous landmarks in golf", and particularly frustrating to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Removed in 2014 after suffering irreparable damage during an ice storm.
Encino Oak Tree	Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)	Los Angeles, California, US	1,000	A 1,000-year-old tree in the Encino districtof Los Angeles. It was also known as the Lang Oak. Once described as "the oldest known tree in the city of Los Angeles", it fell on 7 February 1998, due to strong winds from an El Niño storm.
Geneseo Big Tree		Geneseo, New York, US		A giant tree on the Genesee River, reported by some as an elm, by others as an oak. It was the site of the 1797 Treaty of Big Tree between Robert Morris and the Seneca tribe to sell most of western New York, also known as The Holland Purchase. It was washed away in a flood in the mid-19th century.
Great Elm	Elm	Boston, Massachusetts, US		The tree stood at the center of the Boston Common until 15 February 1876. Initially believed to be used for executions, the tree later gained prestige as a centerpiece of the area.
Herbie	American elm (Ulmus americana)	Yarmouth, Maine, US	212	At 110 feet in height, it was the oldest and largest of its kind in New England. Having battled Dutch elm disease for years, its condition worsened and it was felled in 2010.
The Hippie Tree	Willow	Traverse City, Michigan, US		A huge sprawling willow on the grounds of the former Traverse City State Hospital, this tree has been a landmark to locals due to it being covered in paint for many years. Due to being on old hospital grounds, this tree has been considered haunted by spirits, escaped patients fleeing the hospital, as well as Odawa people. The tree has also been considered a portal to Hell.
Hooker Oak	Valley oak (Quercus lobata)	Chico, California, US		At its discovery in 1872 by Joseph Hooker, it was believed to be the largest of its species in the world and possibly as old as 1,000 years. After it fell in 1977, it was discovered it was actually two 325-year-old oak trees that had long since grown into one.
Inspiration Oak	Live oak	Magnolia Springs, Alabama, US	90	Having a spread of 192 feet, this oak, a landmark on US Highway 98, was girdled with a chainsaw in October 1990 during an eminent domain dispute with Baldwin County officials. Grafting efforts to save the tree failed, and it died in 1993. Estimated by locals to be around 500 years old, it was discovered to be only 90 years old in a ring count.
"The Joshua Tree"	Yucca palm (Yucca brevifolia)	Mojave Desert, US		A lone-standing Joshua tree featured in the album art of The Joshua Tree by U2. The tree fell around 2000. A plaque now stands where the tree was, as the site is a popular site for fans to pay tribute to the band.
Kiidk'yaas (The Golden Spruce)	Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)	Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada		A rare golden Sitka spruce sacred to the Haida, on Haida Gwaii. The tree was illegally felled in 1997.
Liberty Tree	Elm tree	Boston, Massachusetts, US		The Liberty Tree in Boston, as illustrated in 1825 A famous tree near Boston Common where colonists in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British government at the tree. The tree became a rallying point for the growing resistance to the rule of Britain over the American colonies and for that reason it was felled by British soldiers in 1775.
Lincoln Oak	Oak	Bloomington, Illinois, US		Historic tree at which Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln both gave speeches during the 1850s. The tree died in 1976.
Logan Elm	American elm (Ulmus americana)	Pickaway County, Ohio, US		One of the largest American elm trees recorded at 65-foot-tall (20 m) with a trunk circumference of 24 feet (7.3 m) and a crown spread of 180 feet (55 m). Weakened by Dutch elm disease, the tree died from storm damage in 1964.
Mercer Oak	White oak	Princeton, New Jersey, US		The tree on which a wounded General Hugh Mercer rested during the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Princeton. Despite its fall in early 2000, it continues to be Princeton's emblem.
Mingo Oak	White oak	Mingo County, West Virginia, US		Formerly the oldest and largest white oak in the United States until its felling on 23 September 1938.
Mother of the Forest	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)			A 321-foot (98 m) giant sequoia.
National Christmas Tree	Blue spruce (Picea pungens)	President's Park in Washington, D.C., US		It was 9 meters (30 feet) tall when it was transplanted from York, Pennsylvania, in 1978. It was felled by a windstorm on 19 February 2011.
Old Oak Tree	White oak	Churchyard of Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, NJ	600	Nearly 100 feet (30 m) tall with a spread of more than 130 feet (40 m) and 20 feet (6.1 m) in circumference. Evangelical speakers woke up more than 3,000 underneath in 1740. Watched over American Revolutionary War events, survived numerous hurricanes, but died in 2016 and was taken down in 2017.^[59]
Pioneer Cabin Tree	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California	1000 (est.)	Also known as The Tunnel Tree, it was one of the US's most famous trees drawing thousands of visitors annually. In the 1880s, a tunnel in its trunk was made so that tourists could pass through it. It fell during a rainstorm and flooding on 8 January 2017.
Prometheus	Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)		5,000	Was the oldest living non-clonal organism. The age was estimated at 5,000 years. The tree was cut down on 6 August 1964, by a graduate student and US Forest Service personnel for research purposes, though at the time they did not know of its world-record age.
Senator	Pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens)	Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida, US	~3,500	Was the oldest pond cypress tree in the world. It was 35 meters (115 feet) tall with a trunk diameter of 344 cm and an estimated stem volume of 119.4 m³. It was estimated to be 3,500 years old at the time of its demise in early 2012.
Treaty of Greenville Tree		Greenville, Ohio, US
Trout Lake Big Tree	Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)	Mount Adams (Washington), US 46.0588°N 121.5296°W / 46.0588; -121.5296		At 202 feet (62 m) tall and a diameter of 7 feet (210 cm), it is one of the largest known ponderosa pine trees in the world.
Vizcaíno-Serra Oak	California live oak (Quercus agrifolia)	Monterey, California		The tree was closely associated with the early history of Monterey, California and Junípero Serra. First described in 1602 by Sebastián Vizcaíno, it stood next to a creek in what is now Monterey State Historic Park. It was declared dead in 1904.
The Washington Oak		Hampton Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, US		When George Washington visited Charleston in 1791, Eliza Lucas Pinckney complained about a live oak that blocked the view. Washington remarked that he liked the tree, so it was saved and has since been known as the Washington Oak.
Wawona Tree	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, US		Giant sequoia with a tunnel cut through it. Fell in 1969.
Salem Oak	White oak (Quercus alba)	Salem Friends Burial Grounds in Salem, New Jersey, US	500–600	22 ft (6.7 m) circumference. Was estimated between 500 and 600 years old. This tree did not sustain any damage from the Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.^[60] Was removed in June 2019 due to complications involving old age.^[61]
Shubie Tree / Stewackie Tree	Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)	Along Nova Scotia Highway 102 in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada	approx. 300	A lone red oak standing in a farm field, iconic in Nova Scotia for its size, photogenic appearance, and proximity to Nova Scotia Highway 102. Felled by Hurricane Fiona in 2022.^[62]^[63]^[64]
Webster Sycamore	American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)	Near Webster Springs in Webster County, West Virginia, US	approx. 500	The largest American sycamore in the US state of West Virginia until its felling in 2010.
Wye Oak	White oak	Maryland, US		Was the honorary state tree of Maryland, and the largest white oak tree in the United States until a lightning strike.^{[citation needed]}
Henry Clay Oak	White oak	Raleigh, North Carolina, US	approx. 200	Associated with William Polk, Alexander B. Andrews, and especially Henry Clay

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
Callixylon tree	Archaeopteris	Ada, Oklahoma, US	250,000,000	Discovered on a farm it was the largest example of a petrified tree when it was discovered in 1913. It is estimated to be about 250,000,000 years old. After a 23-year dispute with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the tree's fragments were displayed on the East Central Oklahoma State University in March 1936.^[65]
Ginkgo Petrified Forest	Various	Washington, US
Petrified Forest	Various	Sonoma County, California, US		On the List of California Historical Landmarks.
Petrified Forest National Park	Various	Arizona, US
Mississippi Petrified Forest	Various	Near Flora, Mississippi, US	36 million years old	This forest is believed to have been formed 36 million years ago when fir and maple logs washed down an ancient river channel to the current site where they later became petrified.

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
Cashew of Pirangi	Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)	5.978657°S 35.123372°W / -5.978657; -35.123372 (Cashew of Pirangi)		Major tourist attraction in Natal, Brazil. Believed to be the biggest cashew in the world.
Cashew of A Praia	Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)	Cajueiro da Praia
Gran Abuelo	Fitzroya cupressoides	Alerce Costero National Park, Chile	c. 3600^[67]^[68]	While it has been on the list of oldest trees, this Alerce tree (Fitzroya cupressoides) is now rivalling others to be possibly the oldest tree in the world.^[69]^[70]^[71]

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo National Park	Various	Deseado Department, Argentina	150 million years ago	The vegetation in the park is mostly low spiny shrubs adapted for living in arid environments.
Palaeobotanical Garden in Mata	Various	Mata, Brazil	200,000,000	Fossil natural reserve with an area of 36,000 m².
Petrified Forest Florentino Ameghino	Lauraceae and Fagaceae forest.	Between Gaiman and Mártires Department	60 million years old	The reserve occupies some 220,000 hectares of which 223 are used for research and only 23 are open to the general public.^[72]
Pichasca Natural Monument	Various	Río Hurtado, Chile	70 million years ago
Puyango Petrified Forest	Various	Puyango River, Ecuador	60.000.000-500.000.000	The main attraction of the Petrified Forest of Puyango are the petrified trees of the Araucarioxylon genus.
Sarmiento Petrified Forest	Primitive conifers and palm trees	Sarmiento, Chubut, Argentina	65,000,000	This petrified forest is a provincial natural monument from the Cenozoic era.^[73]
Teresina Fossil Forest	Various	Teresina, Brazil	270.000.000-280.000.000	Petrified forest from the Permian period located on the banks of the Poti River, in the urban area of Teresina (Piauí, Brazil).

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
Lahaina Banyan Tree	Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)	Lahaina, Hawaii 20.886111°N 156.674722°W / 20.886111; -156.674722 (Lahaina Banyan Tree)	150^[74]	Planted in the 1860s, it covers an entire city block in the waterfront in Lahaina.
Cazneaux Tree	River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)	Near Wilpena Pound, South Australia 31°31′13″S 138°38′14″E		Made famous by photographer Harold Cazneaux in 1937.
Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree	Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)	Near Pemberton, Western Australia 34°29′35″S 115°58′22″E		Forest fire lookout tree with accessible platform.
Diamond Tree	Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)	10 km from Manjimup, Western Australia		Forest fire lookout tree with accessible wooden platform (52 m high).
Dig Tree		Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia		Used as a marker by members of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition.
Lone Gum	Coolabah (Eucalyptus coolabah)	Simpson Desert, South Australia, Australia		A solitary coolabah, far from the nearest watercourse, normally grows in heavy clay soils. There is no other tree of its kind in the region and how it came to be there remains a mystery.^[75]
Gloucester Tree	Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)	Gloucester National Park Pemberton, Western Australia		Western Australia's most famous karri tree, with accessible aluminium platform, in (61 m high).
Most remote tree in the world	Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)	Campbell Island, New Zealand 52°32′24″S 169°8′42″E	~115	Recognised by the Guinness World Records as the "most remote tree in the world".^[76]
Old Jarrah Tree	Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)	Perth, Western Australia
King Jarrah	Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)	Manjimup, Western Australia		Giant jarrah saved by the National Trust upon overhearing two foresters bragging at the pub about a mighty tree they were going to chop down the next morning.^{[citation needed]}
Curtain Fig Tree	Strangler fig	Near Cairns, Australia.		One of the largest trees in North Queensland. The roots dangle 15 metres to the ground to create a curtain-like effect.
Cathedral Fig Tree^[77]^[78]	Strangler fig	Yungaburra, Tablelands Area, Queensland, Australia	500	"A gigantic 500 year old strangler tree", like the Curtain Fig Tree. Another massive Ficus virens in the Danbulla Forest.
Tāne Mahuta ('Lord of the Forest')	Kauri (Agathis australis)	Northland Region, New Zealand	1,250–2,500	It is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years old.
Te Matua Ngahere ('Father of the Forest')	Kauri	Northland Region, New Zealand.
Bland Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Sydney, Australia	182^[79]	Planted in 1842 by William Bland, it is one of the largest and oldest trees in Sydney. Was the largest in Australia until 1940 when a storm struck parts of it.^[79]
Boab Prison Tree, Derby	Boab tree (Adansonia gregorii)	South of Derby, Western Australia		Was used as a prison for Indigenous Australian prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing.
Boab Prison Tree, Wyndham	Boab (Adansonia gregorii)	Wyndham, Western Australia		Also used as a prison.
Centurion	Eucalyptus regnans	Tasmania, Australia		At 99.6 metres, it is the tallest known eucalypt and the tallest known angiosperm in the world, second tallest tree species in the world.
Lathamus Keep	Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus)	Huon Valley, Tasmania, Australia	~500	At 80 metres, the tallest known Tasmanian blue gum in the world.^[80]
The Grandis	Flooded gum (Eucalyptus grandis)	Near Bulahdelah, New South Wales, Australia	>400	At 76.2 metres tall though some sources claim that its past height was 84 metres tall. The Grandis is widely regarded as the tallest tree in New South Wales, and one of the oldest, being over 400 years old.
That Wānaka Tree	Crack willow (Salix × fragilis)	South of Lake Wānaka, Otago, New Zealand		Popular destination for tourists to take Instagram photos, also described as "New Zealand's most famous tree"